Advertising device



Jan. 29, 1929.

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u.. BARTOLETTI ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed Feb. 15. 1928 INVENTOR o v ATTO RNEY ;Patemed Jan. ze, 1929.

smree 'vrBEtT'o BARTLETTI, or new roma', N, Y.-

- treten paris i 7 ADV RTISING DEV ibn.

Appmatrn fi'd February 15, 1 92-& sna No 25459 V This invention relates to advertising de'- vices embodyng among other characterstics a housing; member provided with a s ght opening through which the advertising matter may be' Viewed.

Another object of the'invention comprehen'ds an endle'ss belt carri'ed within the housing and hearing' advertising matter upon the face thereot exp'os'e'd' through the eight open-ing. v u a,

An additional object of the invention contemplates a multiplicity of roller members,

adapted to carrjz'the belt whe'reby the latter will be' canse'd 'to: travel over 'a continuons course. l i r i More specifica-lly stated, the devce is pro Vided with operating mechanismadapted to rotate the roller members at intervals in order that the'advertising matter may be,

displayed .between 'said intervals.

With the above' and other obj ects 1n`v1ew,

the invention further consists of the follow ing novel features and details of construc tion, to be her'einafter more :tully described, illustrated in the accompanying. drawings and pointed'out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective View of the housing for my inventionhaving a sight openlng.

Figure 2 is a sectonal View taken on line 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line:

i 3-3 of Figure 2.

roller. i

Figure 4 is a sectonal View taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail View of' one side and supporting a transparent panel therein through which the contents of the housing may be Viewed, A motor 13, carried within the housing and adapted for. connection with a worm 14 mounted between bearings 15, is adapted for meshng engagement with' a worm gear 6ag The worm gear 16' operates a train of gears 17,` 18',and 19. The la tter ,mentioned gear carries a;` cam member 20', the purpose of' which will be' 'pres'- ently app-arent.-` lever 21, pvotally 'mounted as indicate'd at 22 within thei housing' 10,

'isprovidedwith a roller member 23 within one end of an obliquently di'sposed eX tremity 24. Said roller is adapted to engage the louter' surface of the cam member 20- 'and is held in' suclr-p-osition by a retractile* spring '25:' having connection withthe levr 21. A multiplieity of roller members' 26, having' the en'ds of their trunnions 27 journaled-within b'earings 28, are arranged in' pairs at either end of the eight open-ing'` ll, covered bythe transparent `panel 12. Inter'rnediate rollers 29,1be'1ng arranged between the. aforementio'ned pairs of roller'membe-rs26. A .power roller member 30 being disp'osed between the pair (rt roller) members 26-` adj a'c'en t the lever 2l. i v i a v A rack bar 31, operable by the lever 21 and wthn a guide 32, located "adjacent one end ofthe power roller '30, is adapted for meshy ingengagement with a pinion 33, carried by i the power roller 30 and adapted to impart rotation thereto in one direction. Dieto the fact that the rack bar is mounted for oscillatory movement, I have provided a `pawl and e ratchet connection 34: and 35 adapted for,

connection with the pinion 33 and roller'30 to check retrograde movement of the roller 'member andpermit the r ack bar to beretra'cted in position fora suceessive power stroke. x

and around the roller members 26, 29 and 30, in the manner as best llustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

As mentioned` in the foregoingone of the i roller members isto be provided with a cam arrangement for tightening and loosening the V belt or belts in the'event other belts are substituted to display other advertising' matter. The cam arrangement is in the nature of a oylindrical member 37, eccentrically mounted upon one of the trunnions 27 of the intermediate rollers 29. A lever 38, proj ected outwardly from the lowermost end of the'cylin'- drical member 37 and when shifted in the direction of the arrow, as illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing, will slacken or loosen the belt upon the roller member. 'This lever is` only actuated when it is desired to remove 4 An endless'belt 36 is trained or wound over and, replace a belt upon the roller members;

adapted for looking engagement with the' particular intermediate roller 29 to hold the i cylindrical' member 37 in its respective positions. v

Either a shutter ,or flash illumination feature may be employed for use in conjunction with the invention during the rotation of the belt 36 to move another of the ads. in position directly behind the transparent panel 12. The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and mnor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims. Having described the nvention, what is claimed is 1-: v

L An advertising device comprising a housing having a eight opening closed by a transparent panel, roller members operable within the housing, an endless belt carried by the roller members being adapted to eX- pose advertising matter carried upon the outer face ofthe belt through the transparem` panel, an Operating mechanism adapted for connection with a roller member to cause the endlessbelt to be-moved past. the transparent panel; apawl and ratchet connection carried by one of the roller members having connection With the Operating means being. adapted to stop the belt between exhibitions of the advertising surfaces thereof, and an eccentric i carried upon one of the roller members adapted to loosen and tighten the belt topermit easy exchange of belts. I

2. An advertislng devce comprising a housing having a sight opening closed by a;

transparent panel, roller members operable within the housing, an endless belt carried by the roller members being adapted to expose advertising matter carried upon the outer face of .the belt through the transparent ried upon one of the roller members adapted to loosen and tighten the belt to permit easy `exchangeof belts, and a cam member operativcly connected with the pawl and ratchet connection to stop rotation of the rollermembers between exhibitions of the advertising matter upon the belt.

In testimony Whereof I afiix my signature.

BARTOLETTL UMBERTO. 

